Concours ENAM Direct — Administrateur Civil (cycle A)

Under Article 4 of Madagascar's Constitution, what is the status of Malagasy and French?

• AMalagasy is the national language, and Malagasy and French are official languages
• BFrench is the national language, and Malagasy is a regional language
• CMalagasy alone is both the national and official language
• DMalagasy, French, and English are all constitutional official languages

Under Article 54 of Madagascar's Constitution, how is the Prime Minister appointed?

• AThe National Assembly elects the Prime Minister by a two-thirds vote
• BThe President appoints the Prime Minister presented by the majority party or group in the…
• CThe Senate nominates three candidates and the High Constitutional Court selects one
• DThe President appoints any eligible citizen without reference to the National Assembly

What vote is required for the National Assembly to adopt a motion of censure under Article 103 of Madagascar's Constitution?

• AA simple majority of members present
• BAn absolute majority of the Assembly's full membership
• CTwo thirds of the Assembly's members
• DThree quarters of the combined membership of both chambers

Which set consists entirely of matters that Article 163 protects from constitutional revision?

• AThe capital city's boundaries, the number of ministries, and the annual budget calendar
• BThe electoral system, the number of senators, and the names of all regions
• CThe official currency, ministerial portfolios, and the organization of public establishme…
• DThe republican form of the State, territorial integrity, separation of powers, local auto…

Which feature most clearly distinguishes decentralization from deconcentration in Malagasy public administration?

• ADecentralization assigns powers to territorial collectivities with legal personality and…
• BDecentralization merely relocates central-government officials while preserving the same…
• CDeconcentration gives local state representatives their own elected assemblies and separa…
• DDeconcentration transfers national sovereignty permanently to provinces

Under Law No. 2014-021, which official represents the State at the regional level?

• AThe mayor
• BThe Préfet
• CThe president of the regional deliberative council
• DThe Commissaire Général

A regional deliberation appears unlawful after it is transmitted to the State representative. Under Law No. 2014-021, which response best describes ordinary legality control?

• AThe President of the Republic must annul it personally within eight days
• BThe Préfet may rewrite it and substitute a new regional decision
• CThe Préfet may refer it to the competent court within thirty days and notify the collecti…
• DThe regional accountant decides its legality with no judicial involvement

Which list gives all three decentralized territorial collectivities named by Articles 3 and 143 of Madagascar's Constitution?

• AFokontany, districts, and regions
• BCommunes, districts, and provinces
• CProvinces, prefectures, and communes
• DCommunes, regions, and provinces

An economy has nominal GDP of 72 trillion ariary and a GDP deflator of 120, with the base-year deflator equal to 100. What is real GDP?

• A60 trillion ariary
• B72 trillion ariary
• C86.4 trillion ariary
• D120 trillion ariary

Government revenue is 900 billion ariary, grants are 100 billion, and expenditure is 1.15 trillion. What is the overall balance when grants are included?

• AA surplus of 150 billion ariary
• BA deficit of 150 billion ariary
• CA deficit of 250 billion ariary
• DA balanced position

In a simplified Keynesian model with no taxes or imports, the marginal propensity to consume is 0.8. If autonomous investment rises by 15 billion ariary, what is the predicted change in equilibrium output?

• A12 billion ariary
• B18.75 billion ariary
• C75 billion ariary
• D120 billion ariary

Which transaction is normally recorded in the current account of the balance of payments?

• AA foreign investor's purchase of shares in a Malagasy company
• BA Malagasy bank's acquisition of a foreign bond
• CA foreign loan received by the central government
• DExport revenue from Malagasy goods sold abroad

Under Madagascar's Organic Law No. 2004-007 on finance laws, which principle means that the State budget is authorized for a financial year running from 1 January to 31 December?

• AAnnuality
• BSpeciality
• CSincerity
• DPrior authorization

Which statement correctly distinguishes commitment authorizations (autorisations d'engagement) from payment appropriations (crédits de paiement) under the LOLF?

• APayment appropriations set the total legal ceiling of a multi-year commitment, while comm…
• BCommitment authorizations cap obligations that may be entered into, while payment appropr…
• CBoth terms refer to the same ceiling and can always be used interchangeably
• DCommitment authorizations apply only to tax revenue, while payment appropriations apply o…

Which comparison between a virement and a transfer of appropriations is consistent with Article 19 of Madagascar's LOLF?

• AA virement always moves appropriations between ministries, while a transfer never may
• BA transfer may freely finance a new object unrelated to the original appropriation
• CA virement modifies distribution within one ministry subject to the statutory limit, whil…
• DNeither operation may modify the distribution of appropriations after the finance law is…

A program has payment appropriations of 120 billion ariary and records valid payments of 96 billion during the year. What is its payment execution rate?

• A20%
• B24%
• C96%
• D80%

What role does Article 152 of Madagascar's Constitution assign to the fokonolona?

• AIt is a basis of development and socio-cultural and environmental cohesion within the fok…
• BIt replaces the commune council as the only body allowed to vote a local budget
• CIt serves as the ordinary appellate court for disputes between regions
• DIt appoints the Prime Minister after each legislative election

Why is separating an authorizing officer (ordonnateur) from a public accountant an important public-finance control?

• AIt allows the same official to order, pay, and audit every expenditure
• BIt assigns authorization and payment-accounting functions to different actors, reducing u…
• CIt removes the need for supporting documents once an appropriation has been voted
• DIt permits public accountants to change policy objectives without the authorizing officer

How does Law No. 2003-011 organize Malagasy civil servants into cadres?

• ATwo cadres, each with one scale
• BThree cadres named junior, intermediate, and senior
• CFour cadres—A, B, C, and D—each divided into two to four scales
• DFive cadres corresponding exactly to the five statutory positions

Which list contains all five positions recognized by Article 61 of Madagascar's general civil service statute?

• AActivity, leave, retirement, suspension, and resignation
• BActivity, probation, secondment, retirement, and dismissal
• CActivity, transfer, mission, availability, and retirement
• DActivity, detachment, outside the cadres, service under the colors, and availability